Ruth Wolf talks about being in a “crit” group, a group of artists who come together to present their art and discuss the presented art and other art-related matters.
Read MoreProvoked by the inaugural speech of the new president on Jan. 20, 2025, calling his second installment in Washington a new “Golden Age,” Matthew Rose writes a sidewinding story of other golden ages and the use of gold as a commodity and in art as a symbol of power and wealth.
Read MoreLane Speidel interviews Jim Strong, his friend and bandmate (Saggy) about Strong’s work, his spiritual life in Quakerism and other practices, and his music
Read MoreArtblog contributor Joyce Chung talks with Rachel Hsu about the artist’s new temporary public art in Maja Park on the Ben Franklin Parkway. In this wide-ranging, poetic discussion, they cover issues of how a body interacts in space; and with others, raising issues of community as well as individual experience.
Read MoreSusan Isaacs writes about a historic farmhouse in Delaware that was save by some artists who have created a non-profit organization, fundraised, and renovated the farmhouse into an art space for the community. It’s a great story of art and historic preservation.
Read MoreJanyce Denise Glasper talks with three of her former teachers or mentors at PAFA to get their reaction to the recent changes the school made to its curriculum.
Read MoreLane Speidel sees new work by Todd Stong, in the artist’s first solo exhibit in Philadelphia, at Peep Projects, and follows up with the artist to find out more. In his essay, Speidel mentions Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment,” an imagined hellish or heavenly nonexistent space with many bodies in ascent or descent.
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